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David Moyes apologised after he was red carded for booting the ball at a ballboy in anger as West Ham's European dreams went up in smoke in Frankfurt on Thursday night.
Trailing 2-1 from last week's first leg, the Hammers' job was made even harder in Germany when Aaron Cresswell carelessly earned himself a red card after 19 minutes.
Rafael Santos Borre secured Eintracht Frankfurt a 1-0 win on the night, giving the German side a 3-1 win on aggregate and setting up a Europa League final against Rangers.
David Moyes (centre) was red carded for kicking the ball at a ballboy in a Europa League tie
Moyes' West Ham side were beaten 1-0 on the night, 3-1 on aggregate against Eintracht Frankfurt in their Europa League semi-final second leg in Germany on Thursday evening
Emotions boiled over at points, especially after Moyes received his marching orders (above)
Moyes' meltdown towards the end of the match summed up a sorry night for West Ham, with captain Declan Rice describing the defeat as a 'gutting' loss afterwards.
It means West Ham will now not secure Champions League football for next season, and Moyes said: 'Difficult, disappointed, but extremely proud of the players, how we played with 10 men. We tried, we created chances, but we congratulate Frankfurt. We give them our best wishes.
'I kicked a ball back at the
